Football Preview: Windthorst Trojans vs. Collinsville Pirates
Two dominant signal callers in Brock Belcher and Jaxon Jenkins are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Windthorst Trojans and the Collinsville Pirates are set to duel on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Windthorst sitting on nine straight victories and Collinsville on three.
Windthorst is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 30-27 win over Lindsay. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Trojans have posted since August 25, 2023.
Windthorst found their leader in sophomore Belcher, who rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 128 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Belcher has posted since back in November of 2023. Jaxon Stark was Belcher's top target, picking up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Windthorst was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Collinsville earned a 24-13 win over Wellington on Friday.
Windthorst's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Collinsville, their win bumped their record up to an identical 11-1.
Windthorst came up short against Collinsville in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, falling 32-28. Can Windthorst avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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